The case in summary • The Special Unit for Police Affairs has started preliminary investigations into the murder case in Drangedal, where a woman in her 50s was killed. The woman’s 47-year-old boyfriend, who notified the police about the murder, is charged with the murder. He was also charged with being violent towards her the night before the murder. The police confirm that they were in contact with the woman in connection with a violent incident the evening before she was found dead. The special unit will investigate whether the police should have handled the violent incident differently. The summary is made by an AI service from OpenAI. The content is quality assured by news’s journalists before publication. It was the woman’s 47-year-old boyfriend who notified the police that the woman was lying dead in a wooded area on Saturday afternoon. Charged with violence before the murder The man was arrested and initially charged with having left the woman in a helpless state. In addition, he was accused of being violent towards her the night before. The police confirm that a police patrol was in contact with the woman on Friday evening in connection with an incident of violence. Police inspector in the South-East police district, Odd Skei Kostveit, says a report was made about violence on Friday evening. However, the man was not arrested. The police believe that the woman was killed on Friday evening or Saturday night. After the arrest, the charge against the boyfriend was increased to murder. Investigating whether the police did their job The Bureau of Police Affairs was informed about the case on Wednesday. Prosecution investigation manager in the special unit, Gracja Skallerud, writes in an e-mail to news that they are now conducting an initial investigation into the case. Prosecution investigation manager in the Bureau of Police Affairs, Gracja Skallerud. Photo: Advokat Skallerud – The purpose of the investigations is to clarify whether there are reasonable grounds to initiate an investigation, writes Skallerud. Among other things, the special unit will investigate whether the police should have handled the violent incident on Friday differently. – For me, it is too early to say anything about what the police should have done and not done, says legal counsel for the deceased’s daughter, Jonny Sveen. He has not yet been able to familiarize himself thoroughly with all the case documents. The accused’s defender, lawyer Tollef Skobba, says that his client denies criminal guilt, but that he has agreed to be detained for two weeks. Published 24.10.2024, at 15.42 Updated 24.10.2024, at 16.11
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